Algebra II all-in-one for dummies / Mary Jane Sterling

Includes index.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting to First Base with the Basics -- Chapter 1 Beginning at the Beginning of Algebra -- Following the Order of Operations and Other Properties -- Ordering your operations -- Examining various properties -- Specializing in Products and "FOIL" -- First-Outer-Inner-Last -- Raising binomials to powers -- Expounding on Exponential Rules -- Multiplying and dividing exponents -- Getting to the roots of exponents -- Raising or lowering the roof with exponents -- Making nice with negative exponents -- Taking On Special Operators -- Working with absolute value -- Doing great with the greatest integer function -- Getting the facts with factorial -- Simplifying Radical Expressions -- Factoring in Some Factoring Techniques -- Factoring two terms -- Taking on three terms -- Factoring four or more terms by grouping -- Practice Questions Answers and Explanations -- Whaddya Know? Chapter 1 Quiz -- Answers to Chapter 1 Quiz -- Chapter 2 Taking on Linear Equations and Inequalities -- Variables on the Side: Solving Linear Equations -- Tackling basic linear equations -- Clearing out the grouping symbols -- Making Fractional Terms More Manageable -- Solving for a Variable -- Making Linear Inequalities More Equitable -- Solving linear inequalities -- Introducing interval notation -- Compounding the Situation with Compound Statements -- Dealing with Linear Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities -- Being absolutely fair with equations -- Seeing through absolute value inequality -- Practice Questions Answers and Explanations -- Whaddya Know? Chapter 2 Quiz -- Answers to Chapter 2 Quiz -- Chapter 3 Handling Quadratic and Other Polynomial Equations.

Algebra II can be a tough nut to crack when you first meet it. But with the right tools…well, she's still tough but she gets a heckuva lot easier to manage. In Algebra II All-in-One For Dummies you'll find your very own step-by-step roadmap to solving even the most challenging Algebra II problems, from conics and systems of equations to exponential and logarithmic functions. In the book, you'll discover the ins and outs of function transformation and evaluation, work out your brain with complex and imaginary numbers, and apply formulas from statistics and probability theory.